It is good to know you have gone outside the Roman rite and seen the broader identity of the Church. Still, it is not a good thing to call Eastern Catholics "Uniates," a label most all of them rightly detest and which, even were it true, would only fit a handful of them.

Keep exploring! If you are ever in Rome again the Melkites have a church there and Rome also hosts a Byzantine monastery.

The Patriarch is nominally in charge but is effectively ignored by the Church with the largest membership, the Russian O.C. The Russian Patriarch wants to be the leader of all the Orthodox Churches and does not hide the fact. The Pope meets a powerless 'leader' to no effect except to irritate the former 'handmaids of the KGB' and now Putin's. Pope Francis has expressed admiration for their collegiality, their flexibility on the marriage vows AND their ancient liturgy!!

Ubi Petrus, ibi ecclesia, et ubi ecclesia vita eterna

Pray for Francis our Pope, and for the Church of God

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